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The intersection of Main and Exchange Streets.

Main Street at Exchange looking south.

The west side of Main Street between Exchange and Cass Streets.

The original Wilkening Building on the southwest corner of Main and Exchange Streets.

A fourth of July parade in front of the Wilkening Building. Pictured left to right: Frank Cloke, Mae Bissett Hewes, Jules Doescher, Winnie Hewes, Charles Bissett, Myron Tillotson and H.J. Hartmann.

Illinois Governor Dunne (under the X) speaking with Charles Doescher during the celebration of the completed Dixie Highway.

Polson's Saloon, pictured left to right: W. Schweer, unknown, unknown, C. DeGrace, H. Wilkening, A. Rohe, C Bisterfield, unknown, F. Paape, H. Polson, A. Polson, A.H. Rice, W. Klemme, H. Bahlman and in his buggy Dr. C. Blim.

Main Street looking north from Zirzow's Barber Shop.

A parade on Main Street, looking north from Cass Street.

Returning World War I veterans and the local chapter of the American Red cross. Ladies at the left side, front row, left to right: Mrs. Henry Luecke, Ruth DeJarnett, Mrs. William Rohe; (back row) Sohie Luecke, Mrs. Enda Gaines; (ladies at right front…

The Rohe Brothers' Drug Store also housed the Crete Post Office.

Interior of Rohe Brothers' Drug Store, with Charles J. Rohe pictured at counter. The post office operated on the right side and to the rear of the building.

Hoffart's Shoe Repair, formerly the residence of Fred Saller.

Seggebruch's Garage, a dealership for Buick & Ford among others, with Opperman/Bakhuas' Harness Shop next door.

A rural mail carrier with his deliveries, pictured in front of Opperman/Bakkhaus' Harness Shop.

Rural mail carrier Francis Muirhead posed along side his vehicle.

Pictured in front of their grocery store are Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ruhe and their daughter Lillian.

Hartmann's General Store

Louis Grote and Frank Hartmann inside Hartmann's General Store.

Schweer's Shoe Store also provided space for Illinois State Bank, which started there in 1908.

A fleet of milk trucks from Pralle & Son's Motor Services, parked on Faithorn Road.

An Suburban Safeway Bus at the turnaround point of Wood Street and Faithorn Road.

Rollert's Ice Cream Shop located north of Faithorn Road, on the east side of Main Street.

The Crete Manufacturing Company located south of Division Street on the east side of Main Street.

Schweer's Blacksmith Shop & Schweer's Wagon Shop stood on the east side of Main Street between Division and Cass Streets.

A Latviam immigrant Fred "Fritz" Pehrkon, owned and operated his blacksmith shop on the east side of Main Street between Division and Cass Streets.

Fred Haemker is seated on the hitching rail in front of Hartmann's Grocery Store.

Koelling's Exchange Hotel was located on the southeast corner of Main and Cass Streets.

The interior view of Koelling's Exchange Hotel, showing the bar and the billards area.

The interior of Duensing's Confectionery with Mrs. Anna Duensing behind the counter.

The office of the Crete Citizen Newspaper, published by William C and his son, Roy Trowbridge and H.W. DeJarnette.

William C. Trowbridge, editor of the Crete Citizen, surrounded by the tools of the newspaper trade.

A rural mail carrier getting ready for his day's work.

Main Stretet looking south from Exchange Street.

A snow day on the east side of Main Street, between Exchange and Cass Streets.

A view of Main Street looking northeast towards the Wood's Hotel.

Looking south on Main Street from Exchange.

The storefront of Diersen's Hardware Store, on the northeast corner of Main and Exchange Streets.

John A. Diersen with a customer inside of his hardware store.

Richton Road crossed the C & EI Railroad before the viaduct was built.

Standing in their yard, (left to right) Helen and Ann Rohe.

The Mussman family, displaying furniture from their store on their Fouth of July float.

A Fourth of July Parade in front of the Seggerbruch Building.

From left to right, Bill Zirzow and Hans Clausen in front of Zirzow's Barber shop located inside the Seggebruch Building.

An annual Christmas tree, which stood in the middle of Exchange Street just east of Dixie Highway.

Ernest Rinnie's family home, purchased from Willard Wood in 1876.

The home of the Hewes Family, pictured left to right, Reverend Joseph Cadwell, Daniel E. Hewes, Mrs. Daniel Hewes and Miss Eva L. Hewes.

Paper chains and popcorn adorn this traditional Christmas Tree.

A view southeast from C & EI Railroad, at First Street.

The former Hattendorf Hotel before it was razed in 1964.

Looking southeast from the east side of the railroad tracks at the corner of Lumber and First Streets.

Looking south from west side of Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad tracks at the corner of Lumber and First Streets.

The railroad water storage tank, train depot and the former Hattendorf's Hotel looking northeast at First and Lumber Streets.

A steam engine operating on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C & EI) Railroad.

A train arriving in Crete from Chicago.

A double header train at Crete Depot.

Structures along side the railroad tracks at Exchange, including the water tank, Crete Depot and the former Hattendorf hotel building.

Water conditioning tank and a water storage tank stood next to the railroad and Depot.

The tree in front of the Quackenbush family home was a well-known landmark. Featured here in this postcard.

Brickmakers working in a local brickyard.

Looking west on Exchange Street from Lumbar Street.

Crete's Streetcar Depot station, where Chicago and Southern Traction Company provided daily runs between Chicago and Crete.

An open trolley providing pleasure trips to and from Crete.

Crete Congregational Church before it's dissolved in 1958.

Workers making monuments at Frey and Johnson's Monument Works.

The Buchanan family home and attached Buchanan Meat Market.

The Crete Baseball Team: (front row l.-r.) Stinger, the Flickening Brothers, Al Ruppert, Ray Hewes, Henry Ruhe and unknown.

The Crete Public School, on North Street between Wood and Elizabeth Streets.

The Linclonshire Country Club, situated on Deer Lake.

Possibly taken at the Monee Fairgrounds, Crete bred and raised Clydesdales.

The Doescher Farm on Exchange Street west of Klemme.

August Voigts making butter at the Acorn Creamery.

Unknown individuals relaxing in Beebe Grove, at Plum Creek and Old Post Road.

The Klemme School between Exchange and Bemis Road.

Pipenbrink School located on the northwest corner of Volbrecht and Richton Road.

Doescher corn shredder at the Orr Farm on Burville Road.

Photos of several farms in Crete.

Al Wilkening with a tractor and disc, building the Lincoln Fields Race Track.

A steam powered hand lever worked this Armstrong road grader,

AMVET's parade on July 27, 1953. Leading the parade are the veterans ladies in the Crete AMVET's Auxiliary.

Business along Main Street, including the Wilkening Block.

A fire at the Congregational Church caused damage to the roof and steeple.

Myron and Helen Quackenbush. Myron was a Civil War veteran and owned a Machine Shop by his home. He was also the first Chief of the Crete Fire Department. He additionally made the first car in Crete in 1903.

Missouri Pacific Engine 78 after it took over the C & EI railroad on the tracks at Exchange street.

Various pictures of the Wilkening Building, over different time periods.

Main Street north of Herman Street with a street light in the middle of Main.

The historic home of Don and Winifern Easterday built in 1901. The home was passed down from her grandparents, William Wood and his wife. In 1997 it would become the law office of Phyllis Monk.

The Horn Family Home, own by Charles Horn, the first mayor of Crete. The house was donated in 1978 by Joe Hager to be used to house the Crete Public Library.

Helen's Coffee Shop at the northeast corner of Main & Exchange Streets.

Looking north on Main Street.

Looking south on Main Street from Exchange Street.

The home, at 533 Exchange Street, was build by Ernest Rinne in 1876 using bricks from his brickyard.

Cushman's Confectionery at the northeast corner of Main & Cass Streets.

The Murhead farm house on Richton road was built by Francis and Elizabeth Spence, immigrants from Scotland. The land had originally been owned by Moses and Hannah Cook. The house was used in the underground railroad in the 1840's and 1950's.

Diersen Hardware Store at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange Streets.